dlife.ga
Class ConstantFitnessFunction

java.lang.Object
  dlife.ga.ConstantFitnessFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

FitnessFunction, IndividualFitnessFunction, Serializable

public class ConstantFitnessFunction
extends Object
implements IndividualFitnessFunction

A FitnessFunction that returns a constant value. This FitnessFunction evaluates the fitness of every Individual to be the same constant value. The constant value is specified when the ConstantFitnessFunction is constructed.

Version:

Jan 7, 2007

Author:

Grant Braught, Dickinson College

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

ConstantFitnessFunction(double value)
Create a new ConstantFitnessFunction that will return the specified value as the fitness of every Individual.

Method Summary

double

evaluate(Individual ind) Return the constant fitness value as the fitness of the specified Individual.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConstantFitnessFunction

public ConstantFitnessFunction(double value)

Create a new ConstantFitnessFunction that will return the specified value as the fitness of every Individual.

Parameters:

value - the fitness value to use.

Method Detail

evaluate

public double evaluate(Individual ind)

Return the constant fitness value as the fitness of the specified Individual.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface IndividualFitnessFunction

Parameters:

ind - the Individual to be evaluated.

Returns:

the fitness of the Individual.